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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This moment inspired Joshua Jackson and Dayshawn Louden, then student leaders at Compton College, to begin campaigning and advocating for student housing and increased basic needs on campus. Their next step was to identify Compton College students who identified as homeless. We took it upon ourselves, says Louden.

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Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

College officials added that the development project will expand student housing capacity by 300 percent. “We

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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Imperial Valley College (IVC) conducted a student survey seven years ago, they discovered over 200 students experiencing food and housing insecurity. The findings spurred the creation of a basic needs support program on campus, including the IVC Kitchen, which provides emergency food and groceries to hungry students.

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Rising to the Challenge on Student Basic Needs Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ten years ago, most college students short of money for food would have difficulty finding a food pantry on campus. Food insecurity wasn’t a widely recognized problem in higher education and “student basic needs” wasn’t a field of practice. Students require and deserve far more than band-aids.

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Making Equity a Priority

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

All the while, Curry has kept his focus on expanding equity for his students, with his sights specifically on food and housing insecurity, an issue that impacts many of his students. In collaboration with the Los Angeles County Food Bank, Compton College offers a mobile food pantry.

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Unapologetic Leadership for Black Learner Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is how Compton dedicated over $3 million in emergency aid specifically for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, with an additional $500,000 in emergency aid for dual enrollment students. It is why we will be the first community college in Los Angeles County to build affordable student housing on our campus.

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We Ask ChatGPT: 30 Ways You Can Use Chicken Tenders In Dining Hall Cafeteria Food

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This post is part of a series where we ask ChatGPT interesting, unusual, or just plain fun questions related to residence life and college student housing. We’re doing a little experiment, specifically with the AI chat-bot, ChatGPT. All answers were generated by the AI. At the end. Continue Reading →